MARC BOUCHKOV / DANIEL LOZAKOVICH / YAMEN SAADI
A virtuosic fireworks of a concert featuring the finest violinists of the young generation (Daniel Lozakovich, Marc Bouchkov, Yamen Saadi, Stephen Waarts), who will perform in dialogue with renowned chamber musicians and Verbier regulars such as pianist Julien Quentin and double bassist Brendan Kane.
Programme
ANTONÍN DVOŘÁK (1841-1904)
Bagatelles Op. 47
(Saadi, Waarts, Ferrández, Quentin)
GIOACHINO ROSSINI (1792-1868)
Duetto for Cello and Double Bass in D major
(Ferrández, Kane)
Interval
SERGEI PROKOFIEV (1891-1953)
Sonata for Two Violins in C major Op. 56
(Bouchkov, Lozakovich)
DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH (1906-1975)
Five Pieces for Two Violins and Piano (arr. L. Atovmyan)
(Lozakovich, Bouchkov, Quentin)
Artist(s)
- Marc Bouchkov violin
- Daniel Lozakovich violin
- Yamen Saadi violin
- Stephen Waarts violin
- Pablo Ferrández cello
- Brendan Kane double bass
- Julien Quentin piano
Yamen Saadi plays Ysaÿe: Poeme Elegiaque, Op. 12 (Julien Quentin) at the Verbier Festival
Among Dvořák’s most famous pieces, the Bagatelles were originally written for harmonium, an instrument similar to the organ with popular origins. The piano version retains the warm, old-fashioned spirit of the original arrangement.
Uniting the two low strings of the orchestra in an original way, Rossini’s Duo rediscovers the specificities of early 19th-century Italian composition: lyrical elegance and virtuosity that seeks to push the boundaries measure after measure.
Prokofiev’s Sonata for Two Violins has a completely different intention. Subtly employing the compositional techniques of Baroque music, the composer blends his characteristic parodic spirit with a gravity typical of his country’s music.
In contrast, a breath of lightness blows through Shostakovich’s Five Pieces, a gem from his early work in which the artist transforms outdated dances into a game of ironic elegance.
